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About Atariya Village

Atariya is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 679 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 421.32 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 679
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Atariya compares

By the 2011 count Atariya is the 22nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 421.32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Atariya

Atariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Atariya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atariya from other places

Atariya lies about 56 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 47 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Atariya
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 11 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 47 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 56 km

Villages closest to Atariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuikhadan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Atariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Atariya village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Atariya village has 679 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atariya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Atariya is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atariya covers 421.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Atariya falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Atariya is Rasmara, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Atariya.

Atariya is about 56 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atariya is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 11 km away. Khairāgarh is about 22 km away. Rasmara is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukurmuda (1.5 km), Gumanpur (1.9 km) and Laxmanpur (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Atariya today is likely to be higher.

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